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The Avrom Silver Jerusalem College for Adults - Dean, Rabbi Sholom Gold, is the educational component of the Seymour J. Abrams Orthodox Union Jerusalem World Center and incorporates all the classes & lectures of the OU Israel Center.
"Regular" IC classes & lectures - Life members - free, 25NIS members, 30NIS non-members
No one will be turned away for inability to pay. Membership 360NIS couple, 275NIS single.
Programs of the Center are partially funded by the Jewish Agency for Israel

Schedule for WED 17 Cheshvan (Nov. 4) to Friday, 26 Cheshvan (Nov 13)

Wednesday, 17 Cheshvan - Nov. 4th (Flag Day in Palau)
9:20am Contemporary Halachic Issues Rabbi Macy Gordon
Note: Rabbi Wolicki and Dr. Zornberg will not be giving their classes today, but...
Wednesday, 17 Cheshvan, Nov. 4th 10:45am - Shiur in memory of Ozer Berger z"l on his 3rd yahrzeit - Avraham's Moral Dilemma: Why Plead for S'dom but not for his own son?! by Rabbi Ephraim Sprecher
various MINI-Shiur/Divrei Torah while you fold
12:30pm VIDEO SCREENING in the LIBRARY - "Inside the Mind of a Suicide Bomber" (documentary)
12:30pm Medical Chi Kong Practice with Avi Hirsch (one hour session) Call for further details: 050-767-1722
1:30pm (to 2:30pm, no charge) Knitting with Verna
2:30pm Women's Beit Midrash - Pearl Borow
First hour: the KUZARI; Second hour on Chumash with Rashi
7:30pm Rabbi Chaim Eisen's shiur - "Truth Will Sprout from the Earth"

Thursday, 18 Cheshvan - November 5th (Guy Fawkes Day)
11:00am Torah Secrets on Emunah with Dr. Hayim Abramson
various MINI-Shiur/Divrei Torah while you fold
Students and Young Adults - Jewish Identity and Yirat Shamayim with Rabbi Moshe Taragin, Senior Maggid Shiur, Yeshivat Har Etzion - Thursdays at 8:00pm; 25NIS, Men and Women invited, Refreshments

Friday 19 Cheshvani/ Nov. 6th (Arbor Day in Samoa)
9:00am Aggadah - Rabbi Chaim Eisen
11:00am RCA Daf Yomi

Shabbat 20 Cheshvan / Nov. 7th
3:00pm Shiur by Rabbi Aharon Ziegler - "Are we to imitate or emulate HaShem - Avraham Avinu teaches us the difference"
4:00pm MINCHA
Note: the 3:00/4:00pm time for Shabbat Shiur & Mincha will hold through Parshat Vaychi. This is the earliest it gets

Motza"Sh 21 Cheshvan / Nov. 7th
8:00pm - NOTE earlier starting time - Why did the Almighty put Avraham through the Agony and Anguish of the Akeida; Shiur by Rabbi Ephraim Sprecher

Sun-Thu in the Ganchrow Beis Medrash (first floor)
10:00am Rabbi Jeff Bienenfeld - Perek "Arvei P'sachim"
11:15am RCA Daf Yomi by Rotation (and Fri. at 11:00am)
1:20pm Mincha (this time stays the same throughout the year)
3:15pm Hilchot Shabbat - Rabbi Chaim Sendic (052-668-0312) - Tuesday and Wednesdays
4:30pm Masechet K'tuvot with Rabbi Hillel Ruvell (not Tuesdays)
5:30pm Maariv (this time stays until Shabbat Shira)

Sunday 21 Cheshvan/ Nov. 8th (Father's Day in Denmark)
9:30am Let's Learn Chumash - Tonia Frohwein women
10:30am Mystical Insights - Golda Warhaftig women
12:30pm "Life: The Fantastic Adventure" Aharon Romm
12:30pm Hebrew for Beginners Learn to read and converse in Hebrew and feel more comfortable when you daven - Given by expert pedagogue Haya Graus 10NIS per session
2:00pm Rabbi Ephraim Sprecher (November 8th) - Was Avraham Right in Jeopardizing Sarah's Honor & Welfare to Protect Himself?
7:30pm Ramban's Commentary on the Torah and Its Wellsprings with Rabbi Chaim Eisen
7:30pm The Book of Nechemya - R' Mordechai Machlis
8:30pm The Book of Shmuel - Rabbi Dr. Joseph Klausner (Yedidyahu)
NOTE: These two classes are open to men and women, and are free of charge

Monday 22 Cheshvan / Nov. 9th (Constitution Day in Nepal)
N'SHEI LIBRARY: 10:00-12:30
9:15am Excursions into the Book of Melachim Pearl Borow
10:30am Rambam's 13 Principles - Rabbi Zev Leff
11:35am Fit Forever: Look & Feel your Best! Exercise for women of all ages - Call Sura Faecher 993-2524
MOMMY & BABY MUSIC CLASSES with Jackie are back for another wonderful year of MUSIC & FUN!
Jackie's fantastic music classes that have been entertaining children for the past 10 years are starting again! Bells, Drums, Rattles, Scarves, Parachutes, Puppets and soooooooooooooo much more!
Mondays at the Israel Center 9:30am for 6-18 months 10:30am for 1-3 year olds
Call Jackie to register for classes: 999-5524 / 054-533-9305
Available: Jackie's New CD -- "JACKIE'S GOT A HAT" 78 minutes - over 120 songs!
12:30pm VIDEO SCREENING in the LIBRARY - MON Nov 9 "Lost Episodes of Victor Borge"
Madcap musical merriment from the late, "Great Dane", "The Clown Prince of Denmark," and a proud Jew. In the 1930s, Borge was one of the top entertainers in Europe and he incorporated anti-Nazi humor into his performances. Hitler placed Borge on his personal list of "Enemies of the Fatherland ."Come and enjoy Borge's brilliant musical comedy. (45 min)
Women's Beit Midrash
2:00pm "Bring on the Blessings" - Pearl Borow
3:00pm Mishna, Mitzvot, and More - Phil Chernofsky
5:20pm Pri Chadash Women's Writing Workshop 2 hrs. Contact: Ruth Fogelman (628-7359) and Judy Caspi (054-569-0410)
EFT/NLP Formulas to achieve Dream Goals and Improve Behaviors with Mates, Children, Eating/Compulsions - Monday, November 9th 8:00pm - Rabbi Immanuel Yosef Legomsky, MA (tel. 0544-311-711), EFT, NLP Life Coaching & Advanced NeurOptimal EEG Trainer www.YourEternalSpark.com
8:30pm Rabbi Dr. Elie Assis a senior lecturer of Tanach at Bar Ilan: Now studying SHMUEL (in Hebrew) Details? Sam Finkel 052-469-1263
MASK - J'lem Chapter at the Israel Center maskjerusalem.cjb.net - 050 7542717, NEXT MEETING: Monday, Nov. 9, 7:30-9:30pm with Dr. Judy Belsky

Tuesday 23 Cheshvan / Nov. 10th (Maputo Day in Mozambique)
The Israel Center and the Old City Free Loan Association - 21st year - well over 5500 loans granted
Gemach - Free Loan Society to provide interest-free loans for people in financial distress (living in the Jerusalem area). Interviews at the Center on Tuesdays from 10:00-12:00 and 19:00-20:30 Please bring ID
Tuesday, 23 Cheshvan, Nov. 10th 9am - Dedicated for a REFU'AH SH'LEIMA for Avichai Avraham ben Shira Miriam - The Torah of Eretz Yisrael; A new series with Rabbi Aharon Adler
Tuesday, 23 Cheshvan, Nov. 10th 10:15am - Dedicated by Shirley & Bob Rabinowitz in memory of their parents; Max & Paula Berkowitz z"l and Meyer & Dora Rabinowitz z"l - Parshat HaShavua with Rabbi Sholom Gold11:30am
Jewish History, 2nd Temple Period - Dr. Henry Goldblum - 59-47 BCE: Enter Cicero, Caesar and Cleopatra
11:20am Inspirational Workshop for women with Esther Sutton
1:00pm (to 2:30pm) The Artist's Way with Esther Sutton.
A course in discovering and nurturing our innate creativity - Further details and to register, please call Esther at 534-1922
12:30pm VIDEO in the LIBRARY - Pearl Borow - "Thoughts on our IMA SARA"
3 different programs with Rabbi Yehoshua Rubin, M.S. Educational Psychology; Dating Coach; Writer and Recording Artist
Tuesdays at the Israel Center 30NIS per session (come for 1, 2, or all 3)
15:00-16:00 A Parent's Greatest Simcha - Parents of Singles... Yes, You Can Help Your Child Get Married. Lecture, well-tried tips and dating questions to help your child get married. (18 people who went through Yehoshua 's programming got married in the past 24 months.)
16:00-17:00 The Artist Way Workshop - Discover Your Youthful Creative Energy and make money being creative.
17:00-18:00 Successful Dating for Men - Discover What Women are Looking for, How to attract the woman you are looknig for and How to have dates that lead to marriage
For details, private sessions, questions... call Rabbi Rubin at 050-425-9191
8:00pm "Who was Ketura?" A shiur for Parshat Chayei Sara based on commentaries - Rabbi Yonatan Kolatch

Wednesday 24 Cheshvan / Nov. 11th (Veterans' Day in the U.S. and other places)
9:20am Contemporary Halachic Issues - Rabbi Macy Gordon
Note: Rabbi Wolicki and Dr. Zornberg will not be giving their classes today, but...
10:45am - Archeology vs. Torah by Rabbi Aharon Ziegler
various MINI-Shiur/Divrei Torah while you fold
12:30pm VIDEO in the LIBRARY - WED Nov 11 Rabbi David Derovan - "The Life and Death of Sarah"
12:30pm Medical Chi Kong Practice with Avi Hirsch
1:30pm (to 2:30pm, no charge) Knitting with Verna
2:30pm Women's Beit Midrash - Pearl Borow
First hour: the KUZARI; Second hour on Chumash with Rashi
7:30pm Rabbi Chaim Eisen's shiur - "Truth Will Sprout from the Earth"
8:00pm Wednesday, November 11th • 8:00pm
A Report from Capitol Hill in Washington - How the US Congress is being kept in the dark concerning US military aid to Palestinian terrorists? What can you do to stop this? Did J Street pretend that they represent Israeli government policy by working with Peres and the Peres Center? How can you make sure that the the US Congress hears another voice? with David Bedein for further Information: (02) 6234556

Thursday 25 Cheshvan / Nov. 12th (Yat-Sen Day in Taiwan)
11:00am Torah Secrets on Emunah Dr. Hayim Abramson
various MINI-Shiur/Divrei Torah while you fold
Students and Young Adults - Jewish Identity and Yirat Shamayim with Rabbi Moshe Taragin, Senior Maggid Shiur, Yeshivat Har Etzion - Thursdays at 8:00pm; 25NIS, Men and Women invited, Refreshments

Friday 26 Cheshvan / Nov. 13th
9:00am Aggadah - Rabbi Chaim Eisen
11:00am RCA Daf Yomi

Upcoming...

Motza'ei Shabbat, November 14th GAMES NIGHT 8:00pm - Games and challenges for 1 player and 2-4 players - Box games, card games, pencil & paper games... FACE IT, CONES, MENSA, SUDOKU, UNO, Mango Tango, TANTRIX, FALAFEL KING, Perpetual Commotion, BLOKUS, SET, BANANAGRAMS...
Play your favorites; learn new games; join old friends; meet new friends... Refreshments; 10NIS per person, your child or grandchild, parent or grandparent - 5NIS per

Monday, November 16th 11:36am - Marlit Wandel will present a fascinating program on "Jewelry & the Jewish Woman" There will also be a display of her exquisite handmade unique jewelry

An Extraordinary Yom Iyun: Entering Marriage Lovingly and Wisely
MON, Nov. 16 at the Israel Center
4:30pm - registration 5:00-9:00pm Program
For rabbis, rabbaniot, kallah and chatan teachers, parents and grandparents, students, educators, newly & nearly married couples, singles
Elements of the Prenuptial Agreements
Rachel Levmore - Marriages Made in Heaven
Susan Barth - Marriage Education Workshops and talk on Communication:
The Key to Intimacy Sherrie B. Miller and Lori Lurie
In English - FREE of CHARGE
A community service provided by: The Givat Sharett Chesed Committee (of Beit Shemesh) Simcha Gemach in memory of Feigel bat Tuvia Nisan, Choice of the Heart - The Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel (CYIR) with the support of the Jewish Agency - OU-Israel, Rabbinical Council of America - Israel
Although the program is free of charge, we would appreciate your registering in advance via simchagemach@gmail.com or by calling Susan Barth 054-729-4964

Tuesday, November 17th 3:00pm - The RCA in Israel invites everyone to hear Rabbi Yosef Minsky, Director, OU Kashrut in Israel - Topic : OU Kashrut in Israel

Last call - Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzva Workshop with Pearl Borow in formation - Call 671-3567

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